Iranian cuisine - Quiz
Iranian cuisine
  • 1. Which ingredient is used more heavily in Iranian Azerbaijani cuisine than by other Iranian groups?
A) Pomegranate powder and dates
B) Lemon juice and butter
C) Rice and garlic
D) Saffron and rosewater
  • 2. What is the primary content of the Azerbaijani dish called jaqul baqul?
A) Meat and pomegranate powder
B) Doogh and khoresh
C) Liver and heart
D) Fried rice flour and nuts
  • 3. Which Azerbaijani dish is a variation of qeyme?
A) Tabriz meatballs
B) Shekerbura
C) Pichagh
D) Joshpara
  • 4. The Azerbaijani pastry shekerbura is identical to which regional dish?
A) Tanurche
B) Reshteh khoshkar
C) Khorasan's shekarpare
D) Koluče
  • 5. What are the main ingredients in the cuisine of Baluchistan?
A) Fish and rice
B) Meat and dates
C) Butter and lemon juice
D) Milk and jam
  • 6. Where is rice primarily cultivated in the Baluchistan region?
A) Gilan
B) Fuman
C) Tabriz
D) Makran
  • 7. How is the Baluchi dish tanurche prepared?
A) Steamed with rice
B) Boiled with pomegranate powder
C) Grilled in a tanur
D) Fried in a frittata
  • 8. What ingredient makes doogh-pa a unique khoresh?
A) Smoked fish
B) Medlar
C) Caviar
D) Doogh
  • 9. What is used to prepare the Baluchi dish tabahag?
A) Milk
B) Garlic
C) Lemon juice
D) Pomegranate powder
  • 10. Which provinces are included in the Caspian cuisine region?
A) Tehran, Qom, and Isfahan
B) Azerbaijan, Khorasan, and Baluchistan
C) Makran, Fuman, and Tabriz
D) Gilan, Mazanderan, Alborz, and Golestan
  • 11. What is the origin of the rice cooking method called kateh?
A) Khorasan
B) The Caspian coast
C) Baluchistan
D) Azerbaijan
  • 12. How might kateh be eaten for breakfast in the Caspian region?
A) With fried rice flour dough
B) With pomegranate powder
C) With milk and jam
D) With liver and heart
  • 13. How is caviar typically served in the Caspian region?
A) In frittatas or with lavash and butter
B) Steamed with rice
C) In a khoresh with doogh
D) Fried with lemon juice
  • 14. What is a staple fish in the Gilan province?
A) Caspian kutum
B) Smoked Mahi doodi
C) Tabahag
D) Joshpara
  • 15. How is Mahi doodi usually prepared in Gilan?
A) Grilled in a tanur
B) Served in a frittata
C) Steamed together with rice
D) Fried with butter
  • 16. Which region is particularly famous for its koluče cookies?
A) Makran
B) Mazanderan
C) Fuman
D) Tabriz
  • 17. What is the main filling of the dessert Reshteh khoshkar?
A) Dates and meat
B) Cheese and garlic
C) Liver and heart
D) Sugar and nuts
  • 18. What is the local name for medlar in Gilan?
A) Joshpara
B) Tabahag
C) Jaqul baqul
D) Konos
  • 19. In what year did ancient Iranians invent a chilled food made of rose water and vermicelli?
A) 7th century
B) 16th century
C) 400 BC
D) 1979
  • 20. Which city is the root of the semi-frozen noodle dessert known as faloodeh?
A) Tehran
B) Shiraz
C) Isfahan
D) Tabriz
  • 21. What is 'bastani e zaferani'?
A) A tea-based drink
B) Saffron ice cream
C) A type of cookie
D) A rose water soup
  • 22. When did cookies originate in Iran?
A) 7th century
B) 16th century
C) 400 BC
D) 1979
  • 23. What is typically the first thing offered to a guest in Iranian culture?
A) Wine
B) Araq sagi
C) Tea
D) Coffee
  • 24. What is traditional Iranian coffee noted for having?
A) A sediment of grounds
B) Added cinnamon sticks
C) Rose water infusion
D) A frothy milk top
  • 25. In the 16th century, what was coffee initially used for in Iran?
A) Religious ceremonies
B) Medical purposes
C) Daily breakfast
D) Military energy
  • 26. What epic poems were traditionally recited in old Iranian coffeehouses?
A) Rubaiyat
B) Golestan
C) Shahnameh
D) Divan-e Hafez
  • 27. Which group in Iran is specifically mentioned as enjoying Turkish coffee?
A) Jews
B) Christians
C) Zoroastrians
D) Iranian Azeris
  • 28. What is the historically most famous wine production from Iran?
A) Shirazi wine
B) Tehrani wine
C) Kurdish wine
D) Tabrizi wine
  • 29. What is the meaning of the name 'Araq sagi'?
A) Winter wine
B) Raisin spirit
C) Saffron alcohol
D) Doggy distillate
  • 30. What is the minimum ethanol content of Araq sagi?
A) 40%
B) 65%
C) 50%
D) 80%
  • 31. What primary ingredient is used to produce Araq sagi at home?
A) Barley
B) Grains
C) Raisins
D) Dates
  • 32. In which empire's court did rice usage first become a specialty?
A) Achaemenid Empire
B) Qajar Empire
C) Sassanid Empire
D) Safavid Empire
  • 33. Traditionally, where was rice most prevalent as a major staple?
A) Southern Iran
B) Northern Iran
C) Central Iran
D) Western Iran
  • 34. Apart from northern Iran, who primarily used rice as a staple?
A) Foreign merchants
B) Farmers
C) Nomads
D) The wealthy
  • 35. What was the dominant staple in the rest of Iran besides the north and wealthy homes?
A) Barley
B) Corn
C) Bread
D) Potatoes
  • 36. What does the name 'domsia' mean?
A) White-grain
B) Long-grain
C) Black-tail
D) Sweet-smelling
  • 37. Which variety of rice is described as 'smoked rice'?
A) Doodi
B) Anbarbu
C) Champa
D) Tarom
  • 38. Which of the following is a type of Iranian rice?
A) Arborio
B) Gerde
C) Basmati
D) Jasmine
  • 39. Lenjan rice originates from which location?
A) Lenjan County
B) Shiraz
C) Tarom County
D) Tehran
  • 40. Tarom rice originates from which location?
A) Isfahan
B) Tarom County
C) Lenjan County
D) Tabriz
  • 41. Besides rice, what is the second most important production and use in Iranian staple food?
A) Maize
B) Wheat
C) Sorghum
D) Rye
  • 42. In what year was 'Manual on cooking and its craft' written?
A) 1624
B) 1521
C) 1597
D) 1501
  • 43. How many chapters did 'Manual on cooking and its craft' originally contain?
A) 30
B) 6
C) 26
D) 22
  • 44. Which chapters are missing from the 'Manual on cooking and its craft' manuscript?
A) 20 through 26
B) 23 through 26
C) None are missing
D) 1 through 4
  • 45. Approximately how many years after the first book was 'The substance of life' written?
A) 26 years
B) 50 years
C) 76 years
D) 100 years
  • 46. Who was the patron of 'The substance of life'?
A) Abbas I
B) A nameless nobleman
C) Ismail I
D) The Abbasid Caliph
  • 47. How many chapters are in 'The substance of life'?
A) 6
B) 26
C) 12
D) 4
  • 48. According to the text, how do the ingredients in the Safavid cookbooks compare to those used today?
A) They contain only extinct ingredients
B) They do not differ significantly
C) They exclusively use imported ingredients
D) They are completely different
  • 49. Which of these dishes is specifically mentioned as having a chapter in 'The substance of life'?
A) Ash
B) Fesenjan
C) Kebab
D) Tahchin
  • 50. What does the introduction of 'The substance of life' define?
A) The history of Persian agriculture
B) A master chef
C) Table manners for the nobility
D) The medicinal properties of herbs
  • 51. How are the measurements in 'The substance of life' described compared to the first book?
A) More precise
B) Identical
C) Exclusively oral instructions
D) Not as detailed
  • 52. Which term is alternatively used to refer to Iranian cuisine due to historical usage?
A) Mesopotamian cuisine
B) Mughal cuisine
C) Sassanid cuisine
D) Persian cuisine
  • 53. Which of these herbs is commonly used in Iranian cuisine?
A) Basil
B) Fenugreek
C) Oregano
D) Rosemary
  • 54. Which fruit is frequently used in Persian rice dishes and meat preparations?
A) Apples
B) Blueberries
C) Bananas
D) Barberries
  • 55. Which city is noted for having a particularly large Iranian diaspora population?
A) Los Angeles
B) Chicago
C) New York
D) Seattle
  • 56. Which of these regions is mentioned as having been influenced by Iranian cuisine?
A) Mexican cuisine
B) Australian cuisine
C) Scandinavian cuisine
D) Caucasian cuisine
  • 57. Which dried fruit is explicitly mentioned as commonly used in Iranian cuisine?
A) Cranberries
B) Pineapple
C) Quince
D) Mango
  • 58. Which vegetable is known as the 'potato of Iran'?
A) Onion
B) Pumpkin
C) Carrot
D) Eggplant
  • 59. What is verjuice made from?
A) Unripe grapes
B) Rose petals
C) Toasted sesame seeds
D) Dried dates
  • 60. What is the primary source of the spice saffron?
A) Prunus mahaleb seeds
B) Dried lime
C) Elettaria seeds
D) Crocus sativus flower
  • 61. Which herb belongs to the celery family Apiaceae?
A) Parsley
B) Cilantro
C) Persian hogweed
D) Shevid
  • 62. What is the common name for Persian hogweed?
A) Advieh
B) Limu amani
C) Mahleb
D) Golpar
  • 63. How is Arde (tahini) prepared?
A) From steeped rose petals
B) From toasted ground hulled sesame seeds
C) From crushed dried limes
D) From boiled green beans
  • 64. What is limu amani?
A) A meat broth
B) A fresh herb
C) A type of squash
D) Dried lime
  • 65. What is the key ingredient in Khoresh-e ghooreh?
A) Rose water
B) Pumpkin
C) Sour grapes
D) Dates
  • 66. What is considered the national dish of Iran?
A) Chelow kabab
B) Dizi
C) Kateh kebab
D) Shole qalamkar
  • 67. Which cooking method for rice results in a dish called kateh kebab?
A) Dami method
B) Kateh method
C) Polow method
D) Hodge-podge method
  • 68. What is the Persian word for stew?
A) Ash
B) Khoresh
C) Polow
D) Dami
  • 69. What bread-based stew is mentioned in the text?
A) Dizi
B) Khoresh
C) Shole qalamkar
D) Sup e jow
  • 70. What is the Iranian term for 'hodge-podge' soup?
A) Shole qalamkar
B) Sup e qarch
C) Sup e esfenaj
D) Sup e jow
  • 71. What does the Persian word 'polow' translate to in English?
A) Pilaf
B) Soup
C) Hodge-podge
D) Stew
  • 72. Which of these is a form of Iranian barley soup?
A) Sup e jow
B) Shole qalamkar
C) Sup e esfenaj
D) Sup e qarch
  • 73. What is the name of the traditional Kurdish dish made of grilled rib meat?
A) dande kabāb
B) kibbeh
C) sib polow
D) xoreš-e tare
  • 74. What primary ingredient is used in the Kurdish dish called xoreš-e tare?
A) tomato paste
B) lamb
C) chives
D) potatoes
  • 75. Which Kurdish dish consists of rice and potatoes?
A) xoreš-e tare
B) dande kabāb
C) sib polow
D) chegderme
  • 76. How is the food of southern Iran typically characterized?
A) sweet
B) spicy
C) bland
D) sour
  • 77. In which region is kibbeh, a variation of kufte, typically found?
A) North Khorasan
B) Golestan
C) western Kurdistan
D) southern Khuzestan
  • 78. Which of these is a type of bread found in a traditional Iranian breakfast?
A) haleem
B) kibbeh
C) taftan
D) pache
  • 79. What is the term for the assortment of fresh herbs and radishes served with meals?
A) sofre
B) sarshir
C) taarof
D) sabzi khordan
  • 80. What is a sofre?
A) a fermented sauce
B) a breakfast dish
C) an etiquette practice
D) a tablecloth
  • 81. According to the text, why might a guest leave a tiny amount of food behind?
A) to avoid implying the host's hospitality was meager
B) to show they have finished the meal
C) because they are following a religious rule
D) to save it for the next meal
  • 82. How many times must a guest generally decline an offer of food before accepting, per the art of Taarof?
A) only once
B) at least five times
C) at least three times
D) never
  • 83. Who is served first in a traditional Persian meal?
A) the eldest family member
B) the guest
C) the host
D) the children
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